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Telegram Games ‘TapSwap’ and ‘Yescoin’ Launch Tokens on The Open Network
First it was Not money—who dropped the the largest gaming token so far in 2024—and then it was incandescent white Hamster Fightwhich is based on the Telegram clicker model with a token launch coming soon. Now, a couple of Telegram’s up-and-coming games have revealed plans to bring their projects to The open network (TON) and with the upcoming token launch.
TapSwap and Yescoin, both simple games playable via mini apps on the Telegram messaging platform, revealed their plans to launch on TON in separate announcements on Thursday.
If you have played Notcoin before “extraction phase” completed in April before the token launch, then TapSwap will be very familiar to you. It has the same basic premise of tapping a gold coin on your smartphone screen via the Telegram mini app, earning in-game coins for upgrades and boosts, as well as for a future crypto token airdrop.
TapSwap, which boasts about 50 million players, previously offered Solana wallet integration, but said Thursday that it will eventually launch on TON. “This thoughtful decision is the best option to deliver the ultimate experience to our growing community,” the project said. tweeted.
Meanwhile, Yescoin takes a different approach to Telegram’s “clicker” premise. Its game has players racking up in-game coins by swiping their fingers across the screen. It has a lo-fi pixel aesthetic and similarly lets players increase their earnings by spending some coins on various upgrades and other perks.
Screenshots from Telegram games Tapswap (left) and Yescoin. Image: Decrypt
Yescoin had been teasing a major collaboration in recent days, posting on its Telegram channel on Thursday that it was working with TON. In the message, the project hinted at a potential “YES” token ticker with phrases including “Yes, let say YES!”
The open network tweeted that Yescoin has amassed around 18 million users in just over a month, as more and more Telegram users flock to cryptocurrency-earning games on the platform.
Hamster Kombat, a game that expands on the clicker concept by letting you run a cryptocurrency exchange like a furry hamster, announced in late May that it will be launch a token on TONIt has seen substantial growth since then, with the team saying over 100 million players to date, ahead of the token launch scheduled for July.
By Ryan-Ozawa.